Thursday, 3 November 2016

A Lifelong Love Of Tartan

I am pretty sure that I will be a fan of tartan all my life (as the self-explanatory title suggests - duh!). The love began aged 17 when I bought the most gorgeous vintage sixties tartan mini dress, which I wore non-stop throughout my first two years of uni and is sadly feeling rather tight these days. A few years ago I found a red knee-length kilt in a charity shop, at the time when tartan had its last revival in the fashion world, and I just had to have it. And last season I rocked a tartan lined Harrington jacket à la This Is England, which was the perfect way of injecting a bit of one of my favourite motifs into an outfit in an understated way.

With 90s grunge being one of the key trends this season, tartan is back, baby, and I could not be happier. Enter my latest tartan purchase - this adorable pinafore dress, which reminded me of the Vetements AW16 collectionwith its focus on grey Prince Of Wales checks and school girl style pleats. I was particularly drawn to this dress because of its more subtle, dark colour rather than opting for another bold and bright red piece similar to my current tartan collection. I also love the dropped waistline, which is charmingly unflattering on my hourglass shape and somehow, it just works.

Are you loving tartan this season? Or perhaps you are also a lifelong fan?

2 Comments:

I´m definitely loving Tartan this season & last winter I also loved it. So I might be up for a lifelong love with it! I love the colours of the dress, it´s perfect for this season and it also suits you really well!xx Lisa | Following Lisa